In a petition for review of the BIA’s order denying petitioner’s application for asylum, the petition is denied where the BIA adequately considered petitioner’s claim that there was a pattern or practice of persecution of ethnic Chinese and Catholics in Indonesia, and its finding that no such pattern or practice existed was supported by substantial evidence.

Read Santoso v. Holder, No. 07-4713

Appellate Information

Argued: September 2, 2009

Decided: September 14, 2009

Judges

Per Curiam

Counsel

For Petitioner:

H. Raymond Fasano, Madeo & Fasano, New York, NY

For Respondent:

Collete J. Winston, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC

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